Section 9 B-1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Nicolas Horowitz Leads New Paltz over Liberty
On Friday, New Paltz got the W thanks in part to Nicolas Horowitz playing the best football he has all season. Horowitz rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
New Paltz moved to 2-4 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. Horowitz and New Paltz are on the road again on Saturday to play Highland at 1:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 60.70
Montaperto Came Up Big in Marlboro Central's 28-13 Loss
Marlboro Central was sadly handed a defeat on Thursday, but Sal Jr Montaperto did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Montaperto as he rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Marlboro Central's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. Montaperto and Marlboro Central will challenge Burke Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 43.47
Nick Drewnowski Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, New Paltz got the W thanks in part to Nick Drewnowski playing the best football he has all season. Drewnowski rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
For the year, Drewnowski has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 50.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.60
Elijah Epps was a major factor in Beacon's win over O'Neill on Thursday. Nobody could stop Epps as he rushed for 46 yards.
This season, Epps has averaged 21.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.25
Jazziah Whitted Makes It Two for Beacon
Another Beacon player making an appearance on this list is Jazziah Whitted. He threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
On the season, Whitted has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 136 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.73
Other Notable Players
- Jaden Jones: 102 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.70)
- Kevin Beal: 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Anthony Theodore: 102 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.95)
- Dylan Fox: 27 yards passing; 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.95)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
